Dastardly Dads: Utah

Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

Utah

Killer Dads: Fathers who ended their children's lives in situations involving child custody, visitation, and/or child support

UTAH

Salt Lake County

*Father: CLINTON HART
Victim(s): Vanessa Hart (4 years)
Date of Death: June 2010
Dad got custody of child as part of “messy” divorce. Took children from Oregon to Utah and denied mother contact. One and a half years later, father charged with felony murder. In October 2010, father pleaded not guilty. Convicted of child abuse homicide in August 2011.

Utah County

Father: BRYSON DREW
Victim(s): Chanse Drew (2 years)
Date of Death: June 2013
Father with "shared" custody killed son in murder-suicide.

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